What is an Exponential Moving Average? How It Works, Applications, and Risks

Exponential Moving Average (EMA) line indicator showing price trends on a financial trading chart

An Exponential Moving Average (EMA) is a metric used in finance that emphasizes the recent prices of a asset. It helps traders identify trend direction, support/resistance levels, and potential entry/exit points by quickly reacting to price changes. EMA is calculated for both the short-term and long-term. While short-term EMAs suit intraday trading, long-term EMAs give … Read more

Natural Gas Prices Rise as Henry Hub Rallies on Weather Shifts and EIA Timing

Henry Hub natural gas prices rise as traders react to winter weather forecasts and EIA report timing.

U.S natural gas prices jumped sharply late last week as traders reacted to shifting weather forecasts and tighter supply expectations. As of December 26, the most active Henry Hub Futures contract rose about 4%, trading near $3.90 per MMBtu. Colder temperature risks re-entering forecasts and steady LNG export demand were cited as immediate drivers behind … Read more

Ripple’s $50B IPO Buzz XRP’s Next Big Catalyst

Ripple’s $50B IPO Buzz XRP’s Next Big Catalyst

Ripple Labs, a digital payment protocol and company that uses its native cryptocurrency, XRP,  to facilitate fast and low-cost international money transfers, is on the verge of pursuing an initial public offering (IPO) with a speculative valuation of around $50 billion in 2026. The IPO speculation is primarily fueled by factors like the legal settlement … Read more

Oracle Stock (NYSE: ORCL) Enters Year-End as AI Capex Draws Attention Amid NVIDIA, Meta, and OpenAI Deals

Oracle Stock Performance with AI Partnerships and Capital Expenditure

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) closed at 197.99 on Friday’s trading session, posting a gain of 0.25%. In 2025, Oracle Corp stock gained 15.33%, advancing 18.81% year to date (YTD). The analysts project a price target of 290.88 for the stock. Even so, Wall Street remained divided on Oracle, with Goldman Sachs cutting its price target … Read more

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant For Crypto Mining? Putin Claims US Interest

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant For Crypto Mining? Putin Claims US Interest

Major world powers, Russia and the United States, are exploring the possibilities of jointly managing the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially confirmed that the U.S is interested in using the nuclear electricity facility for crypto mining. The facility used to supply electricity to Ukraine; the reactors have been shut … Read more

Wall Street Ends Close To All-Time Highs In Light-Trading, Post-Holiday Session

Wall Street ends close to all-time highs during light post-holiday trading session

Wall Street closed a light-volume post-holiday session on Friday, December 26, nearly unchanged, with few catalysts contributing to assurance in the improvement of the market conditions.  All three major US stock indexes closed comparatively lower, breaking a five-year rally. However, despite the slight downward bias, all three of the major stock indexes logged their weekly … Read more

Bitmain Cuts Bitcoin Miner Prices as Hashprice Slides

Bitmain Cuts Bitcoin Miner Prices as Hashprice Slides

Bitmain has moved aggressively to cut prices on its Bitcoin mining machines as profitability across the sector hits extreme lows. The company has reduced costs on popular  S19 and S21 models, rolling out bundles, factory discounts, and auction-style sales. This shift comes as hash price sinks to multi-year lows, pushing mining margins below break-even levels. … Read more